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Signia's New Rechargeable Hearing Aid Goes 24 Hours with Unlimited Streaming

October 18, 2016

Signia Cellion™ primax is the world’s first lithium-ion inductive rechargeable hearing aid High-capacity power cell provides up to 24 hours of continued use with unlimited Bluetooth®...   Read More

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New Wireless IIC from Sonic Brings the Wow of Wireless in an Out-of-Sight Hearing Aid Patients Will Love

October 18, 2016

SOMERSET, NJ October 17 – Sonic introduces the new wireless invisible-the-canal (IICW) custom hearing aid for patients who want the out-of-sight style of an IIC and the capabilities and conven...   Read More

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When Silencing Phantom Noises Is a Matter of Science

October 17, 2016

With a clever approach, researchers point to the first gene that could be protective of tinnitus -- that disturbing ringing in the ear many of us hear, when no sound is present.Ringing in the ears or...   Read More

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New Edition of the Book, 'Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories,' to Encourage Musicians with Hearing Loss, their Audiologists and Music Instructors

October 16, 2016

The Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss is pleased to announce that their book, Making Music with a Hearing Loss: Strategies and Stories, now has a second edition.   Read More

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Induced Labor Not Associated with Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders

October 15, 2016

Inducing labor appears not to be associated with risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in offspring when siblings discordant for labor induction – induced vs. not induced births – were...   Read More

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Oticon Celebrates Retiring President Peer Lauritsen and Welcomes New President Gary Rosenblum

October 14, 2016

SOMERSET, NJ October 10 -- Oticon employees gathered to celebrate retiring Oticon President Peer Lauritsen and to welcome new President Gary Rosenblum at a company-wide celebration held on October 6...   Read More

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Oticon Medical Introduces Ponto 3, World's Most Powerful Family of Abutment-Level Sound Processors

October 13, 2016

Bringing BrainHearing™ to bone anchored solutions and highest output, widest bandwidth and significantly better speech understanding.Gothenburg, Sweden October 13 – Oticon Medical announce...   Read More

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2016's Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities - WalletHub Study

October 13, 2016

With October being Disability Employment Awareness Month, the unemployment rate for persons with a disability rising and 2015 disability benefits barely enough to keep a beneficiary above 2014 poverty...   Read More

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FDA Permits Marketing of Balloon Device to Treat Persistent Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

October 12, 2016

September 16, 2016 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of a device that uses a small balloon to treat persistent Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), a condition in which p...   Read More

Cheap Blood Test Can Discriminate Between Bacterial, Viral Infections

October 11, 2016

A simple blood test in development could accurately identify which patients need antibiotics, Stanford researchers say.Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have made an important...   Read More

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Why KID Syndrome Patients Experience Different Sets of Symptoms

October 10, 2016

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY PRESS - A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder kerati...   Read More

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Researchers Identify Gene Associated with Age-Related Hearing Loss

October 9, 2016

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL - A large screening programme has identified several genes associated with age-related conditions including hearing loss, retinal degeneration and osteoarthritis.   Read More

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2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards Honors 12 Remarkable People Who Are Changing Perceptions of Hearing Loss

October 8, 2016

SOMERSET, NJ October 4 – The 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards celebrated 12 remarkable individuals whose courage, vision and commitment are helping to change the perception of what it means t...   Read More

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UC San Diego, SDSU to Roll Out Research Platform to Improve Hearing-Aid Technologies

October 7, 2016

A team of engineers from the University of California San Diego and audiologists from San Diego State University has set out an ambitious timetable for delivering two new electronic platforms to drama...   Read More

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Nightclub Noise Danger in California

October 6, 2016

Physicians Sound Off about the Latest ENT Research during Otolaryngology’s Annual Meeting.SAN DIEGO, CA—A new study raises concerns about the noise level in nightclubs. Researchers in Sout...   Read More

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New Program Could Improve Hearing Aid Use for Older Adults

October 5, 2016

MU researcher develops program to help patients adjust to hearing aids, increase overall use.UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA - COLUMBIA, Mo. - Hearing loss is the third most common chronic illness for...   Read More

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Special Daymond John Apple Store Event Exhibits Accessibility of Halo 2 Technology

October 4, 2016

Starkey® Hearing Technologies VP of Education and Audiology Sara Burdak, Au.D., recently teamed up with Shark Tank’s Daymond John for an exclusive Apple® Store event on Monday, September 19 in San...   Read More

New Study Adds Key Piece to Autism Puzzle

October 4, 2016

Innovative use of eye-tracker technology shows children with autism fixating more on the mouth than the eyes during emotional conversations.University of Vermont - Where do your eyes focus during a co...   Read More

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New Study Shows Reduction in Tinnitus Loudness and Annoyance During Exposure to a Customized Acoustic Stimulus Delivered Via High Frequency Directed Audio

October 3, 2016

A recent study assessed whether HyperSound’s higher-frequency directed audio using ultrasound technology has the potential to reduce perceived tinnitus loudness and tinnitus annoyance. The resul...   Read More

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The Lancet: Virtual Reality and Treadmill Training Could Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults

October 2, 2016

Combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone, according to a new randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet. The a...   Read More

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